BACKGROUNDTanzanians Initiative for The Society's Empowerment and Poverty Alleviation. Here in after refereed to as {TISEPA} is an independent, non-partisan non-profit making and voluntary Non-Governmental organisation. Tanzanians Initiative for The Society's empowerment and Poverty alleviation is established to address poverty by means of The Society's Empowerment particularly in the areas where the societies are grossly marginalised both socially and economically.Specific Objectives :(i) To empower the Society undertake social and economic activities that consequently make them a socially just and economically equitable societies.(ii) To provide Microfinancial access and subsidies to the Society.(iii) To provide grants/subsidies to the grossly marginalised groups of the society as an intervention before access to credit.(iv) Creation of Employment opportunities.(v) To provide education and training to the Society on income generating and business skills in order to improve their ability to market their goods and develop businesses.(vi) To provide education, training, capacity building and consultancy services to the Society where need arises.(vii) To mobilise savings among small and micro entrepreneurs so as to inculcate the discipline of saving then credit.(viii)To sensitise the society to form their own groups as a prerequisite for recognition as beneficiaries to the projects and programmes initiated.(ix) To increase Women and Youth access to credit and self-employment.(x) To strengthen Women organisations / groups in order to build the capacity of Women to undertake sustainable economic activities and create an efficient and effective women leadership.(xi) To improve business environment of small and medium enterprises through training, consultancy and advisory services.
